Youth Equipped to Succeed

In recent years, isolation has become a common theme we have observed among our youth. Ironically, in a world that seems so highly connected via the internet and social media, the reality is todays youth feel alone. They feel a personal disconnect from their family, peers, teachers and other adult influences. At Just Say YES, our philosophy is, A connected student is a protected student. Since our founding in 2002, we have made it our mission to create life-changing connections with students of all ages, backgrounds and circumstances in order to help them achieve better and brighter futures. We do this by providing social-emotional learning opportunities via three-types of programming: High-Impact Student Assemblies; Peer-to-Peer Mentoring; Adult Influence Education (Staff Development and Parent Programs). Over 1 million students, educators and parents in the U.S. have been impacted by Just Say YES programming. Together, we can make the impossible, possible for kids in need of p...